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Lindy is a college professor who is attempting to improve the performance of her students by making the course materials more learning-friendly. She rearranges the room, purchases lamps, and develops a new set of readings. Her students do, in fact, improve. If this improvement stemmed from a Hawthorne effect, then it can be best attributed to
 
  a. the students' perception that they were receiving special treatment.
  b. the students' feeling that Lindy's class is better than other classes.
  c. Lindy's positive attitude toward education.
  d. the effect of physical setting on academic performance.

Question 2

People who want to hold correct attitudes will often engage in central route processing. Doing so means that they
 
  a. will always end up with a valid attitude.
  b. will avoid biased information processing.
  c. may fall prey to overcorrection.
  d. will become more liberal in their thinking.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

c





 

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